Police also said they closed the two eastbound lanes for their accident investigation.

Both roadways were fully reopened about 9 a.m., according to informny.com, the state Department of Transportation website.

Investigators at the scene of a two-vehicle accident with serious injury that closed all westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in Massapequa early Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp